By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Defense Department announced Friday that Lynn Rosenthal will head an independent review commission on sexual assault in the U.S. military, the Pentagon press secretary said. Lynn Rosenthal, formerly the first-ever White House adviser on violence against women and
The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense, Arlington, VA (credit Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. conducted retaliatory airstrikes Thursday at an Iranian-backed militia in Syria that launched rocket attacks against U.S. bases in Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed.
(UNwebTV) Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, following her presentation of credentials to the United Nations Secretary-General at UN headquarters in New York Feb. 25, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Linda Thomas-Greenfield presented
(credit: twitter.comVP/ U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris administers the oath as Linda Thomas-Greenfield gets sworn in as the new American Ambassador to the United Nations Feb. 24, 2021 in Washington D.C. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Linda Thomas-Greenfield was sworn in Wednesday as
Seal of the United States Department of State By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Department of State has created a new Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO) position at Foggy Bottom. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, who announced the CDIO position on
(credit: U.S. Department of State) Linda Thomas-Greenfield is a career diplomat who will serve as President Biden’s U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The Senate today confirmed career diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield as US ambassador
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Soldiers Will Not Be Part of a NATO Deployment of 3,500 additional troops To Iraq, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters Tuesday. Last week, Alliance defense ministers agreed to raise the number of troops for the NATO
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMTIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is looking forward to recommendations of a Pentagon Commission that will probe the problem of sexual assault in the military, according to his spokesperson. The commission to examine the problem of
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin said sexual assault and extremism are not tolerated in the U.S. Military and that concrete steps are being taken to prevent it. The Defense Secretary made the announcement at a press conference Friday.
(Credit: Wikipedia) Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin spoke by phone with Saudi Minister of Defense His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Thursday “to reaffirm the strategic defense partnership